Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 57 Naruto's Killing Intent

Mito's words sent a shiver down their spines, making them realize that she must have understood, but thankfully they didn't intend to pursue the matter further.

"We'll handle it. Please get some rest."

He quickly agreed and then slunk away.

Although things didn't go as they expected, the result was still acceptable; at least they managed to stabilize the situation.

"Hashirama, was the ninja village you founded truly the right one?"

Inside the room, Mito Uzumaki murmured to herself, a sense of confusion creeping into her heart.

Hashirama's original intention was to establish a village, protect the children from attacks and killings by hostile forces, and allow future generations to grow up happily.

However, things did not turn out as they had imagined. After Hashirama's death, an even more terrible war broke out, a war that affected the entire ninja world, and the foundation of the war was the ninja village system.

Now that the Second Shinobi World War is about to begin, she has an ominous premonition.

The Uzumaki clan became the first casualty of this Shinobi World War, and was almost wiped out.

Which company will be next?

This wasn't what she wanted. Looking back now, it seems that Madara Uchiha's original idea of ​​having only one ninja village might have been better.

It is impossible for countries to have friendships or for ninja villages to live in harmony.

Leaving aside Mito Uzumaki's confusion, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory. Under the same pairs of eyes filled with hatred and anger, they were led to the Uchiha clan head's house.

Uchiha clan leader Uchiha Retsuyo ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi's words and simply activated his Sharingan to examine the blood dragon eye revealed by Shimura Danzo.

"The power of that eye is conflicting with your chakra. It's probably because the transplant was done too recently and the chakra hasn't adjusted yet."

Uchiha Retsuyo suddenly said something that made Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was fabricating and deceiving people, freeze, and Shimura Danzo's expression also became more stern.

Did they figure it out?

Eye transplantation is not a simple procedure, especially for people from other ethnic groups who require a long adjustment period.

Although he received the transplanted blood dragon eye, it was a simple transplant; he hasn't adapted to it yet, and can't even see anything right now.

"Chief of the Blazing Sun Clan..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Retsuyo Uchiha raising his hand.

"Since he didn't transplant the Sharingan, then return that Sharingan to our Uchiha clan, including those that the Senju clan seized during the Warring States period. No ninja clan's bloodline limit can be allowed to flow out, and our Uchiha's Sharingan is even more so."

Uchiha Retsuyo didn't really care about this matter. In the past, many clansmen had gone missing while on missions, never to be seen again, neither alive nor dead.

Especially after the previous clan leader, Uchiha Madara, displayed his invincible power, it attracted countless people to covet it.

However, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was not so easy to handle, and after that period, the major forces quieted down.

At the same time, he didn't want to fall out with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others over this matter, as that would only benefit the Senju clan. Moreover, he needed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to weaken the Senju clan.

That was the biggest obstacle for the Uchiha clan to become Hokage. With the Senju clan around, it was impossible for the Uchiha to produce a Hokage.

Letting Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group fight amongst themselves with the Senju clan is in the best interest of the Uchiha clan, both now and in the future.

However, we can't let the two of them get away with it. This is also an opportunity to take back the Sharingan from them.

We won't take it all back, but we'll at least take back most of it.

"Danzo!"

Seeing that Uchiha Retsuyo had already said this much, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo.

Tobirama's research project on the Sharingan was taken over by Danzo, but it didn't yield any significant results, and sending it away wouldn't have made much difference.

"I'll have someone bring it to you later."

With a gloomy face, Danzo Shimura finally gave in.

Of course, I can't give away all the Sharingan left by Tobirama and the ones I've secretly acquired over the years, especially the three-tomoe Sharingan; I need to keep some for further research.

Furthermore, those Sharingan eyes that were destroyed during the research process can also be handed over to make up the numbers, just as a way to make use of waste.

"I won't see you off any further."

Uchiha Retsuyo picked up his teacup, took a sip, and gestured for the two to leave.

This dismissive attitude angered Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companion, but they didn't say anything and got up to leave.

The two breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the Uchiha clan's territory; they were finally in a stable situation.

"Danzo, you need to go and oversee the battlefront in the Land of Rivers as soon as possible. You can't hold it alone with just Higetsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi mentioned the battlefront in the Land of Rivers, where ninjas from his two clans were acting as the vanguard. However, the elite members of his clans had secretly gone to the Land of Whirlpools to plot against them, and were now being wiped out by the combined forces of the Cloud Ninja and the Uzumaki clan. The high-level combat power on that battlefront was severely lacking, and it could be breached if they were not careful.

Even with his younger brother Sarutobi Hiugetsu there to oversee things, it still wasn't enough, far from enough.

Furthermore, the summoning contract on the younger brother's side should also be sealed. Without the assistance of the summoning beast, his strength will be greatly weakened.

If the Sand Village ninja army were to break through the defenses and invade the heart of the Land of Fire, it would be a real problem, especially for their clansmen. If they were all wiped out, both clans would be finished, and the situation within the village would also be in jeopardy.

"I need the assistance of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. I will bring Orochimaru with me; his summoning beasts are well-suited for large-scale battles."

Danzo Shimura said coldly that he could not shirk the responsibility for the loss of both his clans and the elite of the Root clan due to his carelessness.

However, he could not withstand the high-level combat power of Sunagakure on his own and needed support.

Besides, he also needs Orochimaru's help; Orochimaru's strength is secondary, the key is Orochimaru's own talent.

"I'll go talk to them!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. He naturally wouldn't let his old buddy struggle alone, especially since the problem was that he couldn't hold on.

The only ones they can persuade now are the three clans of pig, deer, and butterfly, with whom they have been on good terms for generations.

I'm leaving tomorrow.

After glancing at the location of the severed arm, Danzo Shimura said something and turned to leave. He needed to get an arm as soon as possible, otherwise even forming hand seals would be a problem.

"Raikage! Uzumaki!"

After his old buddy left, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes turned cold and fierce, his face contorted with rage, and his heart filled with boundless killing intent.

The losses were enormous. Not only were the family's elite forces wiped out, but the fate of his own son was also unknown. Furthermore, the ape clan's spiritual contract was sealed.

This must be the work of the Whirlpool Clan. Given the hatred of their extermination, they most likely won't be able to get the Spirit Contract back. Losing the Ape Demon's own combat power will reduce it by 30%.

Now the only thing we can do is ask Jiraiya to ask the people of Mount Myōboku to take a look, and hopefully they can recover as soon as possible.

The Shaman World is an independent otherworld. The three holy lands occupy the core of the Shaman World. Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave are mortal enemies and have many conflicts. The ape race also lives in the Shaman World, and they are interconnected.

If the toads of Mount Myōboku were to contact the monkey clan, perhaps a new spiritual contract could be established.

"Ino-Shika-Cho!"

It took him a while to calm himself down. Hiruzen Sarutobi looked towards the territory of the Ino-Shika-Cho tribal clans. He needed the help of the three clans, otherwise the defenses on the Land of Rivers would not hold.

(End of this chapter)